POLITICS

Amnesty decries use of force on hospital premises

Amnesty decries use of force on hospital premises

KATHMANDU, July 20Amnesty International Nepal has expressed its serious concerns over the use of force by Nepal Police a...

KATHMANDU, July 20Amnesty International Nepal has expressed its serious concerns over the use of force by Nepal Police a...

Jul 21, 2018

SOCIETY

21 Nepali girls rescued from Kenyan strip clubs

21 Nepali girls rescued from Kenyan strip clubs

KATHMANDU, July 20: Twenty-one Nepali girls trafficked to Kenya and employed at strip clubs there were rescued on Thursd...

KATHMANDU, July 20: Twenty-one Nepali girls trafficked to Kenya and employed at strip clubs there were rescued on Thursd...

Jul 21, 2018

SOCIETY

Activists protest against Bag Durbar demolition plan

Activists protest against Bag Durbar demolition plan

KATHMANDU, JULY 20: Heritage conservation activists have staged a protest against the decision of Kathmandu Metropolitan...

KATHMANDU, JULY 20: Heritage conservation activists have staged a protest against the decision of Kathmandu Metropolitan...

Jul 21, 2018

POLITICS

Transporters get five more months to come under Companies Act

Transporters get five more months to come under Companies Act

KATHMANDU, July 20: Amid concerns that the government may go back on its decision to end public transport syndicate, the...

KATHMANDU, July 20: Amid concerns that the government may go back on its decision to end public transport syndicate, the...

Jul 21, 2018

SOCIETY

1,103 people bitten, 12 killed by snakes in a year

1,103 people bitten, 12 killed by snakes in a year

RUPANDEHI, July 20In the last one year, a total of 1,103 people sought treatment for snakebites at Lumbini Zonal Hospita...

RUPANDEHI, July 20In the last one year, a total of 1,103 people sought treatment for snakebites at Lumbini Zonal Hospita...

Jul 21, 2018

SOCIETY

Mayor slaps municipal staffer over dozer purchase row

Mayor slaps municipal staffer over dozer purchase row

LAHAN, July 20: Ganga Paswan, the mayor of Karjanha Municipality of Siraha, on Thursday slapped a municipal staffer over...

LAHAN, July 20: Ganga Paswan, the mayor of Karjanha Municipality of Siraha, on Thursday slapped a municipal staffer over...

Jul 21, 2018

SOCIETY

Swiss held on pedophilia charge

Swiss held on pedophilia charge

KATHMANDU, July 20: Over a month after a foreigner was arrested on the charge of sexually abusing a minor, police have a...

KATHMANDU, July 20: Over a month after a foreigner was arrested on the charge of sexually abusing a minor, police have a...

Jul 21, 2018

SOCIETY

Municipality aims to be free of banned pesticides

Municipality aims to be free of banned pesticides

ILAM, July 21: At a time when over use of pesticides have been increasingly posing risks to people's life, Suryodaya Mun...

ILAM, July 21: At a time when over use of pesticides have been increasingly posing risks to people's life, Suryodaya Mun...

Jul 21, 2018

SOCIETY

Nepal Association of the Blind celebrates silver jubilee

Nepal Association of the Blind celebrates silver jubilee

KATHMANDU, JULY 20; Nepal Association of the Blind (NAB) marked its silver jubilee amidst various cultural events in the...

KATHMANDU, JULY 20; Nepal Association of the Blind (NAB) marked its silver jubilee amidst various cultural events in the...

Jul 21, 2018

SOCIETY

Human trafficking through Pashupatinagar on the rise

Human trafficking through Pashupatinagar on the rise

ILAM, July 20: The Indian gateway to eastern Nepal, Pashupatinagar has become the main 'transit' for human trafficking i...

ILAM, July 20: The Indian gateway to eastern Nepal, Pashupatinagar has become the main 'transit' for human trafficking i...

Jul 21, 2018